Since shareholders began delegating decision-making power to managers, they've
had to monitor managerial performance, deal with potential conflicts of
interests, and find effective approaches to motivating and rewarding the
right behaviors. These issues have grown in importance as institutional
investors have become more assertive.

Corporate Governance: What it Means for Managers examines:

The governance structure of the modern American corporation

Investors' rights

The ways shareholders can control managers

How the interest of managers and shareholders can be aligned.

The course is generously illustrated with charts and tables, and
with examples of corporations that have dealt with important and
timely governance issues, including Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Merck,
Mitsubishi, People's First Virginia Bank, and Quaker Oats. Exercises
guide readers in studying governance issues and applications within
their own industries.